Leslie Martin: I use hands-on learning processes
because once students learn this way, they internalize [what they know].
There is that statistic that says what you hear, you keep 10 percent of,
what you see and hear, you get 20 percent of, but the one where you keep
the most is what you do. If I can take three to four days out and do this
budget process, I have tied it to the economy. They know how the recession
affects the economy and the budget. They know about creating a budget--the
internal pieces, the compromises, the standoffs. They have got all of
those pieces to tie together. They can use them not only in their next
social studies class but in their life, their jobs, and with their peers.